to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
study; pursuit of knowledge
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
already known; well-known
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
overlooking; letting a good ball go by
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
smoothly; easily; readily
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
righteousness; justice; right
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to stiffen; to become stiff
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game